🔬 The Debrief from a frantic Saturday of MLS action | OneFootball

Saturday of Matchday 6 was absolute cinema. The league produced some stunning goals, comebacks, and some new rivalries getting underway.

Here is what you missed on Saturday.

What happened

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Saturday got off to a flying start as the New England Revolution picked up their first win of the season thanks to a late Carles Gil penalty.

Meanwhile, the Colorado Rapids put an end to Charlotte's superb run of form with an impressive victory in Commerce City.

As we move into the evening's matches, Lionel Messi marked his return to the Inter Miami side with a goal just minutes after joining the fray as the Herons narrowly dispatched league leaders Philadelphia.

The Columbus Crew got back to winning ways with a comeback victory in Washington D.C., putt an end to a goalless drought.

Finally in the eastern timezone window, we had perhaps the game of the season as Atlanta United erased a two-goal deficit against NYCFC to win a seven-goal thriller.

In the mid-late window, MLS Cup hopefuls Cincinnati picked up their first road win of the season with a late victory in Nashville thanks to a late Kevin Denkéy penalty.

In the late window, Seattle scrapped for a point against San Jose, while the Galaxy will continue their search for a victory after losing at home to Orlando City at the death.

Finally, an all-time MLS classic played out in San Diego as Mikey Varas' side won in a five-goal thriller over rivals LAFC to in front of a raucous crowd.

Player of the day

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With the departures of Cucho Hernández and Christian Ramirez in the offseason, scoring onus was always going to fall on Diego Rossi in Columbus, and boy did he step up against DC United on Saturday.

Stat of the day

Of course we had to mention the magic man. Messi marked his return in style, and made more history in the process.

What this means

Inter Miami are the big winners of the weekend so far. Their win over Philadelphia means they've moved into first place in the Eastern Conference, and tied for first in the Supporters Shield standings.

Meanwhile, things just keep getting worse for the LA Galaxy. The reigning champs have now failed to win any of their opening six matches.

What comes next

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The action resumes on Sunday as St. Louis City take on Austin before Portland Timbers host Houston in the primetime match.

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